Antihero

humans bring with them wherever they go. His entire reason for being in the Moors is because he was trying to steal a jewel. He is entirely focused on himself and his success. Interestingly enough, with the change of Maleficent from a villain to an antihero, we see the change of Stefan from a hero to a villain. This is something that I am going to affectionately call “filling the villain gap.” What this means is that every story has to have a villain, in one form or another. After all, what…

Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman both clearly provide us with an insight into a failed dream. In both of these stories the characters present us with their views of the American dream. To most the American dream is the idea that we will achieve prosperity and happiness and that we will fulfill all of our wishes. Each of the stories presents us with a unique scenario and a dream that relates only to that character. Some similarities are evident in both of these stories like, a failed dream and the…

There is a type of anti-hero known as a mercenary. Mercenaries’ complete jobs given by their client and once they get that job done, they receive a huge reward. The job given to them may be a good deed or a bad thing, which makes mercenaries antiheroes due to their selfish greed of money. Mercenaries’ don’t care what side they are on, as long as they receive something in the end for their own personal gain, they will almost do anything to receive their credit. These kinds of antiheroes do their…

Every story has to have an element of “The Journey” within it. this is the most important plot pattern archetype in literature. The journey in a novel or story isn’t always an actual movement from one place to another; the journey can be internal (mental/emotional). Often the journey can be represented as either a struggle or a desire to achieve a goal and most stories start off with the main character in search of something.. In the three novels read this summer we see this archetype, both…

Arrow of God and The Hunger Games are both books that follow protagonists journeys as they face the challenges and important decisions that not only affect themselves but others. The Hunger Games is set in a controlling society that is divided into twelve districts. There used to be thirteen districts, but the thirteenth rebelled and lost. Because of this rebellion, two contenders from each district are forced to fight to the death for the capital’s pleasure. Katniss is the protagonist in…

Adam Wingard’s The Guest (2014) subverts the traditional masculine outlaw hero despite the hegemonic masculinity (dominant ways of being a man in society) of the main character. David, transgresses this stereotype in order to gain access into the Peterson family home and makes his presence welcome by assisting each family member in different but distinct ways. This mysterious stranger enters into a family’s life as a fulfillment wish for Caleb − his brother in arms that served with David during…

The Death Decision of Doctor Faustus Tragedy is a play that shows the downfall of a human with an unhappy ending. Tragedy usually happens to an average man who makes poor decisions in life and ends in pain. In the play of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, Faustus’ life is tragic because he is a respected scholar, but he chooses to spend eternity in hell. Marlowe portrays the life of a successful Christian scholar, Doctor Faustus, who manages to receive his doctorate in theology and divinity…

There are two types of Heroes and Anti-Heroes. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life is a hero. A main character in a narrative that is characterized by lack of traditional heroic qualities, such as idealism of courage is an anti-hero. I believe that Sammy, the main character in John Updike's story "A+P" better fits the role of an anti-hero rather than a hero. To me, a hero tends in literary work tends to…

5 Antihero Figures With Precious Life Lesson I am a fan of fiction story, the reason is that because it’s interesting, in which a fictional story represents the real problems in life made into a work of literature. Compounded with intrigues and dramaturgy that are actually somewhat exaggerated and the effect can be knowingly or unknowingly read by the readers. In fact, if we intend to explore more about fiction story, we can find many things and possibly useful in our daily lives. Therefore, in…

Quality TV and antihero characters fit perfectly together. Media scholar, Robert Thompson wrote that, “Many Quality TV series are morally complex” and because of this include antihero characters. To Thompson, an important quality of Quality TV is its “‘grim and thought provoking subject matter [that] clashed with the simple and happy world presented on most TV’” shows. Since Quality TV is often defined by its “complex moral structures…one way to introduce such moral complexity is to rely on…